PFF 2025 All-ACC Team: Darian Mensah, Rueben Bain Jr. and more

Darian Mensah leads the offense: The Duke quarterback was the best signal-caller in the ACC this season.

Rueben Bain Jr. headlines the defense: The projected top-five pick was unblockable on Miami’s defensive line this year.

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Now that we’ve entered the postseason of college football, it’s time to recognize the top players from this year.

Here’s PFF’s All-ACC Team for the 2025 season.

Offense

QB: Darian Mensah, Duke
RB: Nate Sheppard, Duke
WR: Malachi Toney, Miami (FL)
WR: Duce Robinson, Florida State
TE: Justin Joly, NC State
FLEX: Chris Bell, Louisville
LT: Jacarrius Peak, NC State
LG: Logan Parr, SMU
C: Luke Petitbon, Florida State
RG: Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech
RT: Francis Mauigoa, Miami (FL)

Defense

DI: Kody Huisman, Virginia Tech
DI: Clay Patterson, Stanford
EDGE: Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)
EDGE: Akheem Mesidor, Miami (FL)
LB: Matt Rose, Stanford
LB: Rasheem Biles, Pittsburgh
CB: Devon Marshall, NC State
CB: Karon Prunty, Wake Forest
S: Nick Andersen, Wake Forest
S: Devin Neal, Virginia
FLEX: Keionte Scott, Miami (FL)

Special Teams

K: Rece Verhoff, North Carolina
P: Jack Stonehouse, Syracuse
RS: Caullin Lacy, Louisville
ST: Kobe Smith, Duke
LS: Bryce Robinson, Virginia

Offensive Player of the Year: WR Malachi Toney, Miami (FL)

Toney is the best true freshman in college football this year. His 90.3 PFF grade trailed only Makai Lemon among FBS wideouts, and he is also the second-most valuable according to PFF’s wins above average metric.

Toney doesn’t have a single drop on 84 catchable targets and leads the Power Four with 623 yards after the catch. If that’s not enough, he also has two passing touchdowns and a rushing score.

Defensive Player of the Year: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)

Bain is one of the top candidates to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft for how dominant he has been as a junior. His 93.0 grade is tied with David Bailey for the best among all edge defenders, and he’s the only Power Four edge rusher with top-10 grades as both a run defender and pass rusher.